Abstract
Synthetic polymer gels possess unique combination of acceptable biocompatibility with tailorable mechanical and degradation properties. They can be synthesized by several methods with a wide compositional range. Their applications are thus witnessing rapid growth in drug delivery, regenerative medicine, microfluidics, bioprinting, stem cell delivery, etc. Scaffolds fabricated from such gels can mimic the natural microenvironment and provide variety of biophysical cues for cellular signaling. In this chapter, we provide a brief on properties of common synthetic gels such as poly(ethylene glycol), poly(vinyl alcohol), poly(methyl methacrylate), poly(hydroxyethylmethyl acrylate), polyurethanes, poly(amino acids), and poly(vinyl pyrrolidone). The important properties of several other synthetic polymer gels are also tabulated. The major application areas of the synthetic gels are also presented to the reader.
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